By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
In order to observe the pre and post-election environment of the June 24, 2023, Elections, a coalition of Civic and Non-Governmental Organizations, under the umbrella of National Elections Watch (NEW) has deployed Long-Term Observers (LTOs) across all 16 districts of Sierra Leone.
A Press Statement from NEW dated 8th May 2023 said the deployment is part of the organization’s 2023 election observation strategy to ensure a free, fair, and credible outcome of the polls.
By Nasratu Kargbo
United Nation’s Resident Coordinator Babatunde Ahonsi has on behalf of the UN said that they will monitor the electioneering process to ensure that the country has women representation.
Ahonsi made this statement whilst updating the press on the 2022 UN annual result report on Sierra Leone.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
With General Elections getting closer, women’s advocacy group- 50/50 has urged Political Party leaders at the executive level to ensure that in preparing the list for Members of Parliament, they should place women in either first or second position for every district.
They made the plea in a letter addressed to the Chief Electoral Commissioner, Mohamed K. Konneh, and the Chairman of the Political Parties Regulation Commission (PPRC), Abdulai Masiambay Bangura on the 9th May 2023.
By Politico staff writer
Two-day training for school feeding assessment personnel for the Northern Region has over the weekend ended at the Old City Council Hall in Makeni.
In an interview with Politico, the Director of the School Feeding Programme in the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE), Sengbe Rogers Koker highlighted the importance of the school assessment on the feeding programme.
By Nasratu Kargbo
The Deputy Governor Bank of Sierra Leone Sheikh Yayah Sesay says the bank is committed to ensuring price and financial stability in the country.
Speaking at the institution’s first annual conference with the theme “Monitoring policy and inflation in Sierra Leone”, Sesay said the two elements will work in tandem with other economic fundamentals to achieve sustainable economic growth, adding that price stability is a core mandate of monitoring policy in modern central banks.
By Nasratu Kargbo
Members of the ECOWAS Female Parliamentarians Association (ECOFEPA) have called on members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to ensure that women are placed in decision-making positions across the region.
Speaking at a Town Hall meeting held in Abuja on the theme “Rejuvenate democracy by giving voice to the young people”, Executive Director of Goodluck Jonathan Foundation Ann Iyonu called on governments that are members of ECOWAS to ensure they increase female representation in their countries.
By Saio Marrah
A former RSLAF soldier has testified before Justice Komba Kamanda of the High Court in Freetown of how, according to him, he was manhandled by an OSD officer attached to the National Social Security and Insurance Trust, NASSIT headquarters in Freetown.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
